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Published 11 Mar 2022, 16:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Ashlyns School Catering Tender

Official notice

Authority: Ashlyns School (Education)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (55) Delivery: East of England (UKH23)
Published estimate£1,650,000exc. VAT23.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Apr 2022awarded 9 Aug 2022
Awarded to Culinera Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Ashlyns School is a large, successful secondary school in Berkhamsted with 1,500 pupils from Year 7 to Sixth Form. The school has two adjacent wooden panelled restaurants and serving counters which are very busy over service times. There is a separate sixth form cafe with a modern, high-street style counter and barista coffee service along with a separate seating area. There is a large outdoor covered seating area and the school has a lot of outdoor space available. The school is situated in a stunning 18th Century Foundling Hospital and the school has been used as a set location for many films including The Crown and Golda. With a busy service running in term time the school has a growing, year-round venue hire, sports hire, events and Lets department. The Lettings and Events Office will need specific support from the successful bidder in delivering high quality catering for these events. The school is looking for a professional education caterer that can deliver excellent food

CPV: School catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The school are tendering their catering services with a contract start date of 1st…Awarded

The school are tendering their catering services with a contract start date of 1st September 2022 and will be for an initial three-year period. There is an option for both parties to extend the contract for a further two years subject to client satisfaction and client agreement on budgets and service levels. This contract will reward maximising sales and FSM uptake through pro-active management and consistently high levels of food quality and tangible contract support. The School and CCL expect the successful Contractor to guarantee their financial proposal within reason and deliver excellent standards.

Delivery: East of England · Ashlyns School, Chesham Road, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire HP4 3AH
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
55524000 School catering services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Service Concept, proposed solutions and presenttion: 70%
  • price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Service Concept, proposed solutions and presenttion: 70
  • Price: 30
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
11 Mar 2022, 16:15 GMT
Last source update
30 Aug 2022, 15:25 BST
Authority reference
CCL_002
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-024182
Classification (CPV)
School catering services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0320f9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
12 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

12 Apr 2022 → 30 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    26 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    30 Aug 2022, 15:25 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Aug 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Aug 2022, 15:25 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    30 Aug 2022, 15:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,260,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Aug 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Culinera LimitedSMEAshlyns School Catering Services Contract£1,260,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Ashlyns School Catering Services Contract · Culinera LimitedSME

    Signed
    9 Aug 2022
    Value
    £1,260,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Ashlyns School

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 117578 Chesham Rd, Berkhamsted HP4 3AH, Berkhamsted, East of England, HP4 3AHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Citation Consulting LtdMediation body Tunbridge WellsContact email, phone
  • The Crown Commercial ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Culinera LimitedAwarded supplier12382186 4 Market Square, Amersham Buckinghamshire , Amersham, South East, HP7 0DQContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.